9 definitions found for Pukka

pukka adj 1: absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" [syn: pukka, pucka]

pukka also pucka adjective Etymology: Hindi & Urdu pakkā cooked, ripe, solid, from Sanskrit pakva; akin to Greek pessein to cook — more at cook Date: 1776 genuine, authentic; also first-class

pukka
adj. (also pukkah, pucka) Anglo-Ind.
1 genuine.
2 of good quality; reliable (did a pukka job).
3 of full weight.
Etymology: Hindi pakka cooked, ripe, substantial

pukka If you describe something or someone as pukka, you mean that they are real or genuine, and of good quality. (BRIT OLD-FASHIONED) ...a pukka English gentleman. ADJ

pukka adj. (also pukkah, pucka) Anglo-Ind. 1 genuine. 2 of good quality; reliable (did a pukka job). 3 of full weight. [Hindi pakka cooked, ripe, substantial]

Pukka Puk"ka, a. Same as Pucka. [India]

Pucka Puck"a, a. [Written also pukka.] [Hind. pakk[=a] cooked, ripe, solid.] Good of its kind; -- variously used as implying substantial, real, fixed, sure, etc., and specif., of buildings, made of brick and mortar. [India] It's pukka famine, by the looks of it. --Kipling.

pukka adj. 1 pukkah or pucka, well done or made, properly or perfectly done, first class: That was a pukka meal. 2 pukkah or pucka, genuine, good, authentic, reliable, honourable, fair, right, proper, thorough, out-and-out: They always referred to him as 'pukka sahib'.

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pukka": authentic, bona fide, fair, first class, genuine, good, honorable, indubitable, out-and-out, proper, questionless, real, reliable, right, simon-pure, sure-enough, thorough, true, well done